Naruto: Koharu's Return to Koharu's Road to Restoration of Konoha

The days of living in Kondo's house were like a dream for Senju Kazuki.

He was finally no longer a ninja of the Senju family. He no longer needed to think about how to kill someone tomorrow, nor did he need to worry about who would kill him in the future.

It seems that he has always been such a person, giving water to hungry and thirsty children in bowls to refill the water when he accompanied the doctor to the village outside. Bandage the wounds of villagers with trauma.

It seemed that he had always lived like this. From time to time he glanced at the medical woman who was writing prescriptions and grinding the medicinal materials in her hands into powder. While the medical woman was checking someone else's pulse, he sat in front of the medicine stove and waited for the fragrance of the medicine to float away.

Holding down the patient who was attacked by a wild beast and had a large gash on his leg, he turned to look at the medical woman who was dealing with the wound neatly without blinking with half of her face spattered with blood. In his past life, he had never lacked the experience of facing blood and death. The blood was accompanied by the excitement and pleasure of killing the enemy, and was accompanied by the awakening and emptiness when dreaming back at midnight.

But at this moment, there was no wave in his heart. No matter how the world repeated or changed, he was like a drop of water returning to the river, a bird flying to the sky, a cloud converging into rain, and there was a solid stability in his heart. .

It would be great if it could continue like this, Kazuki smiled to himself. I remember the young master of the Kondo family saw him looking at the doctor girl in a daze, shaking his head and reciting: "The sparse forest is like a snowy sky, the bamboo fence is slanting, and it is clear and beautiful, and I am haggard and pitiful. I want to hold hands with that person, and the fragrance is pink "I shed tears in front of you, and I am always speechless when we meet," he recalled one letter after another from his family urging him to return.

He declared that he had no chance to truly become a bodyguard following the medical girl around, saving lives and healing the wounded. It was good to have such a memory to recall.

But the sweeping plague arrived earlier than he was prepared to say goodbye.

The medical woman suggested that the Kondo family pack their things and go to the capital to find her father, who was the daimyo's physician. Firstly, she can ask her father to continue to take care of the young patriarch's body. Secondly, being in the capital and with the doctor is safer for the weak young patriarch.

For the first time, the young family master's drooped eyelids were completely opened, "The so-called heaven does not mean the vast and vast sky. The ruler regards the people as his heaven, and the people will be at peace with them, and with their support, they will be strong. If they do not support them, they will be in danger. If it is done, it will perish. If the people complain that it does not work and perish, it will not happen."

"Leave it to me to wait for the doctors to heal the people. Please take good care of yourself and then put your ambition into full play." The doctor woman advised him while packing up the pills she always had for him.

Senju Kazuki knew that he couldn't leave.

The city lord and his wife ordered their retainers to carry the young master onto the sedan chair.

Unexpectedly, the young head of the family swept the fruit plate off the table with a wave of his sleeves. This young man who always paid attention to appearance was now in a mess due to his excessive movements, and his hair bun was crooked.

"The reason why a saint is a saint is because he is happy with heaven and knows his fate. Therefore, he does not complain when he encounters him, and he does not doubt when he lives with him. His body can be suppressed, but his way cannot be bent; his position can be ranked, but his name cannot be taken away. The way will be abolished. Also, if a general is destined to be humble, why should a gentleman be ashamed of him?"

His chest rose and fell rapidly, and the city lord and his wife did not dare to use force.

Then, they saw the child raise his head and smile at them, smiling easily and happily, as if he had not been tortured by his body that had been weak for many years, and as if he still had countless colorful futures.

The city lord's wife had a premonition of something, and tears fell down. As she expected, she heard the young master's voice.

"Dad, grandma, thank you, let's go quickly."

The medical girl packed up the preparations for Senju Heshu as if she were sending away the city lord and his wife, and warmed two pots of sake to practice for him.

"I can stay." No, I want to stay, be with the people I want to be with, and do what I should do.

The doctor woman poured him a glass of wine, as if she had not heard these words.

"Yun City will be closed down tomorrow when the sun sets. Although it won't make any difference to you, it's safer to return to the tribe as soon as possible."

"You can go back with me." His mind was a little confused. As soon as he said it, he knew that this sentence was wrong. The medical girl would never go back with him to seek refuge at this time.

But he was too eager and excited, because he had decided to retire and no longer be a ninja, because he was determined to embark on another life path no matter what the outcome, and because he had imagined living with the other person countless times in his heart. days.

The medical woman suddenly looked at him and laughed. The doctor's tedious and rigorous work kept her in a state of concentration for a long time, and she had a serious and calm expression most of the time. At first glance, in the eyes of Senju Kazuki, they turned into two different kinds of flowers.

The doctor woman took off the comb inserted in her hair, and as the waterfall-like black hair fell down, he could clearly see the kidney bean cake pattern engraved on the comb that was pushed towards him. This comb that he used to laugh at once made his eyes sore at the moment.

"Heshu-kun, my heart can stay for you forever, but my steps must follow the responsibility of a doctor."

"I want to stay here, and you can't stop me." Almost gritting his teeth, Senju Kazuki finished this sentence.

As the words fell, several ninjas with the Senju clan emblem printed on their clothes instantly appeared in the room. Senju Kazuki opened his eyes wide and looked at Senju Buddhajian who was leading his tribe, and shook his head.

The overly important conversation and the person opposite him made him relax his guard. It turned out that his gradually losing control of his thoughts and his increasingly drowsy brain were all real feelings.

"It's not easy to deliver news to the great clans of the ninja world. It takes a lot of effort." The medical woman resumed her casual attitude when they first met.

Senju Kazuki held the comb tightly. Before he lost consciousness, he saw the medical woman looking at him with a warm smile.

"Go alive."